DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 162 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4856 - - 5343 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4159 - - 4315 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5745 - - 6232 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1325 - - 2817 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 445 - - 401 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - 317 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 768 - - 824 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4977 - - 5408 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -236 - - -444 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5981 - - 6676 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 59.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.9 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.2 - - 58.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 162 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4856 - - 5343 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 11 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99626 30 093 30 110 99626 92053 26 100 26 100 92053 86221 22 102 22 097 86221 81407 22 102 21 092 81407 77266 22 097 15 095 77266 73596 18 082 16 113 73596 70266 18 078 15 075 70266 67210 13 058 13 030 67210 64399 7 012 8 347 64399 61696 8 011 2 301 61696 58868 17 347 15 002 58868 55932 26 301 30 311 55932 53147 33 292 37 297 53147 50626 35 309 41 294 50626 48350 56 308 54 307 48350 46296 81 304 80 309 46296 44434 104 300 102 305 44434 42727 108 299 118 300 42727 41141 117 301 123 299 41141 39650 121 301 126 301 39650 38241 117 303 122 305 38241 36877 107 304 120 303 36877 35489 100 304 115 299 35489 34048 97 303 107 303 34048 32559 96 304 93 305 32559 31007 89 307 82 305 31007 29381 69 305 68 305 29381 27684 58 305 53 296 27684 25915 55 310 45 288 25915 24071 50 308 43 289 24071 22149 43 306 43 289 22149 20147 41 302 41 288 20147 18061 42 302 39 288 18061 15933 41 306 37 298 15933 13881 40 308 35 304 13881 12019 38 307 31 305 12019 10374 34 304 24 306 10374 8923 30 303 20 315 8923 7635 25 300 21 318 7635 6488 21*300 21*317 6488 5469 21*302 21*317 5469 4569 21 304 21 317 4569 3772 21 306 21 317 3772 3057 22 308 21 316 3057 2423 22 308 21 317 2423 1894 21 308 21 317 1894 1487 21 309 20 316 1487 1206 20 309 19 316 1206 1036 18 309 17 316 1036 938 14 309 13 316 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography